Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita was 0.4521 trips per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in El Salvador, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in trips per person.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.4521 trips per person for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.2% on the previous year and up 134.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in El Salvador peaked at 0.4521 trips per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.034 trips per person, in 1998.
That places El Salvador 60th out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | trips per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0399 trips per person | — |
| 1996 | 0.0469 trips per person | +17.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0364 trips per person | -22.2% |
| 1998 | 0.034 trips per person | -6.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0687 trips per person | +101.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0824 trips per person | +20.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0828 trips per person | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1326 trips per person | +60.2% |
| 2003 | 0.094 trips per person | -29.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1236 trips per person | +31.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1437 trips per person | +16.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1561 trips per person | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1657 trips per person | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1605 trips per person | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1526 trips per person | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1623 trips per person | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1709 trips per person | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1799 trips per person | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1851 trips per person | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1927 trips per person | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1999 trips per person | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1986 trips per person | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2284 trips per person | +15.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2451 trips per person | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2657 trips per person | +8.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0828 trips per person | -68.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1873 trips per person | +126.2% |
| 2022 | 0.285 trips per person | +52.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3699 trips per person | +29.7% |
| 2024 | 0.4521 trips per person | +22.2% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.4521 trips per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1566 trips per person, 2.9× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.4521 trips per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3556 trips per person, 1.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +126.2% | 0.0828 trips per person | 0.1873 trips per person |
| 1999 | +101.9% | 0.034 trips per person | 0.0687 trips per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0452 trips per person | 0.034 trips per person | 0.0687 trips per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.1294 trips per person | 0.0824 trips per person | 0.1657 trips per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2029 trips per person | 0.1623 trips per person | 0.2657 trips per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2754 trips per person | 0.0828 trips per person | 0.4521 trips per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More reference data data for El Salvador
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2714 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6267 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0909 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3176 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4948 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in El Salvador?
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in El Salvador was 0.4521 trips per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4521 trips per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.034 trips per person in 1998.
- How does El Salvador rank for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 60th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 134.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.